Carrickfergus railway station

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Carrickfergus
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Platform 1 at Carrickfergus station in 2011.
General information
Location Carrickfergus
Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°43′03″N5°48′35″W / 54.717422°N 5.809689°W / 54.717422; -5.809689
Owned by NI Railways
Operated by NI Railways
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Key dates
1862Station opened
2001Station refurbished
Location
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Carrickfergus
Location within Northern Ireland
Carrickfergus railway station

Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In addition to this, Clipperstown serves the west of the town, and Downshire the east.

The station opened on 1 October 1862.

Service

On Mondays to Fridays, there is a half-hourly service to Great Victoria Street with extra trains at peak times. In the other direction, there is a half-hourly service with the terminus alternating between Whitehead and Larne Harbour. Some peak time trains terminate here, at platform 3, and other peak trains continue to Larne Town.

On Saturdays, the service remains half-hourly, with fewer trains at peak times.

On Sundays, the service reduces to hourly operation in both directions.

Preceding station  Logomark NI Railways.svg Northern Ireland Railways  Following station
Clipperstown   Northern Ireland Railways
Belfast–Larne line
  Downshire
  Historical railways  
Clipperstown
Line and station open
  Northern Counties Committee
Belfast-Larne
  Barn
Line open, station closed

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